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Chief executives of large U.S. companies see the economy accelerating modestly in 2015, but are holding steady on their hiring plans, according the Business Roundtable’s first-quarter survey released Tuesday morning. Read More »

Kenneth Gilkes Jr. and Joseph Maloney are back in the workforce full time. Aaron Miller has picked up part-time work, while sticking to his plan of getting an associate’s degree. Mark Riley took a chance on a job 800 miles away, but is now back looking for work. Each of these men were profiled for an article last winter focused on six men in prime working age who didn’t have jobs. Read More »

Some economists call it the “great decoupling.” For decades, U.S. productivity and total employment rose in lockstep. From 1953 to 1999, average annual growth in productivity was 2.1%, exactly the same as growth in jobs. As the U.S. grew richer and its workers generated more output with the aid of better machines, it created a correspondingly healthy number of new jobs. But at the turn of the century, something changed. Read More »

David Autor knows a lot about robots. He doesn’t think they’re set to devour our jobs.

As an economics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who focuses on the impact of automation on employment, he’s in a good position to know. He’s surrounded by people creating many of the machines behind the latest wave of techno-anxiety.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday pledged to raise pay for its U.S. employees to at least $9 an hour this year, and to $10 an hour by Feb. 1, 2016. The move could have a ripple effect on retailers, restaurants and other businesses that pay near the minimum wage. Read More »

Freshly minted college graduates who majored in fields like architecture, business, computers, statistics, engineering and health can expect to start jobs where they earn more than high school graduates with decades of experience. Read More »

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester wants the central bank to open the door to raising its benchmark short-term interest rate in June by moving away from assurances of continued low rates.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Wall Street Journal in her Cleveland headquarters Friday, Ms. Mester also expanded on financial stability risks, her strategy toward dissents at policy meetings and why she disagrees with Harvard University economist Lawrence Summers on a number of issues. Read More »

No surprise, the acceleration in U.S. hiring in the second half of 2014 benefited the companies that profit from finding the right candidates for job openings. Those benefits are expected to continue in 2015 even though the skills shortage will make placements harder in some industries, according to a new survey. Read More »

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